Luggage rack



M. F. NUDELMAN LUGGAGE RACK Filed Oct. 28. 1922 NW. 25', W2%

i MAURICE F. NUDELIVIAN', OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

LUGGAGE neon.

Application filed October 2 8, 1922. Serial No. 597,658.

To a whomz't may concern-.-

Be it known that l, MAURicn F. NUDEL- Man, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Portland, county of Multnomah, State of F/regon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to luggage racks in general, and particularly to such racks as are used upon the running boards of automobiles, the object of my invention being to provide such a rack that will lie flat upon the running board when not in use, that is longitudinally extensible to fit various lengths of running boards, that will be provided with a substantially central support when extended its full length, and that may be partially folded when in use to provide a luggage rack of two different heights and allow the automobile door to swing outward over the lower of said heights.

ll accomplish the above objects by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which is a part of this application for Letters Patent, like characters of reference indicating like parts throughout the several views thereof, and in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of my luggage rack in use.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of my luggage rack in folded position.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same in use.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the same folded.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the rack.

Fig. 7 is a section upon line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a section upon the line 8-8 of Fig. 6. a

In general my rack consists of a plurality of clamps each of which has an elongated arm contacting with the upper surface of the automobile running board, stanchions foldable at the centers thereof and pivotally mounted upon a respective end of said clamps, braces connecting the ends of said elongated clamp arms with the upper ends of the adjacently mounted stanchion members, a plurality of longitudinal bars secured to each of the end stanchions those secured to one end stanchion being longitudinally slidable relative to those secured to the opposite endstanchion, and slidable means mounted upon said bars for holding the same in relative position intermediate the endstanchions.

The clamps are of the well known U type adapted to receive and clamp the running board 9 between the jaws thereof, the upper jaw being extended into an elongated arm 10 which arm lies upon the upper surface of the running board. Secured to each end clamp is an angle stanchion 11, the two portions of said stanchions being pivotally connected at 12, and the lower portion be ing pivotally connected to its respective clamp at 13. Foldable braces 14E connect the ends of the clamp arms with the upper ends of the lower portions of the adjacent stanchions by means of suitable clips 15.

A plurality of longitudinally disposed horizontal bars 16 are secured to one of the end stanchions, and a plurality of similar bars 17 are secured to the opposite end stanchion, the adjacently disposed bars 16 and 17 contacting with each other intermediate the end stanchions.

To retain said bars in their relative po sitions intermediate the end stanchions I provide loop members 18, one of said members for the bars secured to the upper stan chion member and one for the bars secured to the lower stanchion member. The bars 16 are secured to the respective loop members 18 conveniently by rivets as shown, while the bars 17 are not secured to the loop members but are slidable therethrough.

I also provide an intermediate stanchion 19, which is of two portions pivotally connected similarly to the end stanchions 11. The ends of the bars 17 are secured to the respective portions of the intermediate stanchion, conveniently by rivets, While the bars 16 slide in slots 20 in the intermediate stanchion. A clamp is also pivotally secured to the bottom of the intermediate stanchion.

It is readily seen that by this construction the bars 16 and 17 are longitudinally slidable upon each other, and therefore the rack is extensible to fit various lengths of running boards.

When not in use the stanchions, and their respective longitudinal bars, are folded together upon their pivotal points of connection 12, and the folded stanchions are then folded upon the clamp arms about the pivotal points 13, until the entire rack lies subsaid doors.

My rack maybe made of any size and constructed of any materials deemed convenient and suitable for a device of this character, and While I have illustrated and described a form of construction and arrangement of parts found desirable in materializmg my invention I Wish to Include in this application all mechanical equivalents and substitutes that may fairly be consid- 'ered to come Within the scope and purview of m invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having disclosed my invention so that othersmay be enabled to "construct and to use the same, what I claim as new, and de sire to secure by Letters Patent is:

. in a rack; end stanchions; longitudinal horizontal bars secured to said end stauchions; an intermediate stanchion secured to the ends of those of said bars that are secured to one of said end stanchions, and having slots therein through which those of said bars secured to the other of said stair chions are slidable; loop members embracing certain of said bars intermediate said intermediate stanchion and one of said end stanchions to preserve the relations of the embraced bars; and clan'ips supporting said stanchions. a

In Witness whereof I claim the foregoing as my own I hereunto aliix my signature 'in the presence of two. witnesses at Portland,

county of Multnomah, State of Oregon,

this 17th day of 0a., 1922.

MAURICE F. NUDELMAN. Witnesses L. J. RoBmsoN, C. F. BLAKE. 

